Well attachment.



E L. BAKER. WELL ATTACHMENT;

APPLICATION FILED DEC. ll. I916- 1,246,842. Patented N0 v. 20, 1917.

Witnesses ln ventor I At torneys ELMER L. BAKER, OF NAPIER, TENNESSEE.

WELL ATTACHMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 20, 191 '7 Application filed December 11, 1816. Serial No.136,306.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, Emma L. BAKER, a citizen of the United States,residing at llapier, in the county of Lewis and State of Tennessee, haveinvented a new and useful lVell Attachment, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to an attachment for bored wells of that typeutilizing a bucket adapted to be raised above the sur face of theground.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide a simple form ofattachment adapted to be secured to the upwardly projecting portion ofthe well tubing and which serves both as a cap or closure for saidtubing and as a spout for directing water from the elevated bucket intoa pail or other receiver provided therefor.

A further object is to provide an attachment of this character whichwill automatically open the bucket when deposited therein so as to causethe contents of the bucket to flow therefrom and through the spout.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed, can be made within thescope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

In the accompanying drawings the preferred form of the invention hasbeen shown.

In said drawings Figure 1 is a side elevation of the attachmentconstituting the present invention, the same being shown in position foruse as a spout, a portion of the tubing of the well being illustrated inelevation and the bucket being shown lowered into the spout.

Fig. 2 is an elevation showing the attachment in position to act as aclosure for the well tubing.

Fig. 3 is a section on line 3-3, Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a plan view of the complete structure shown in Fig. 1.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference 1 designates theupwardly projecting portion of the well tubing and secured to the upperend thereof is an attaching plate 2 having an arm 3 at its upper endwhile extending from the lower portion of the plate is a stem 4terminating in a yoke closure and a spout. Attached to the other orsmall end of this member 8 is a plate 9 to which is pivotally connecteda disk 10 having a weight 11 diametrically opposite the pivotalconnection 12. A stop fingerlS is also carried by this disk andcooperates with the plate 9 to limit the downward swinging movement ofthe disk 10 when the parts are in the position shown in Fig. 1.

A bucket 1 is adapted to be lowered into the tube 1 and is suspended bya rope 15 in the usual manner. The lower end of the bucket let istapered as indicated at .16 and has an interior flange or ledge 17normally supporting a disk 18 constituting a valve for closing thebottom of the bucket.

Arranged transversely within the member 8 is a bar 19 having a stem 20projecting at right angles from the center thereof and which stem isprovided at its free end with a head 21.

When the bucket 14 is removed from the tubing 1, the member 8 can beswung to position over the tubing so as to rest thereon and prevent theadmission of dirt and the like to the tubing, the disk 10 at this timebeing in closed position as shown in Fig. 2. An annular seat 22 isformed within the large end of the member 8 so as to receive the upperend of the tubing 1 when the parts are positioned as shown in Fig. 2.

When it is desired to draw water from the well, the member 8 is swung tothe position shown in Fig. 1 so as to rest against the yoke 5 with thedisk 10 hanging down in open position. The bucket 14: is then loweredinto the well, the pressure of water entering the bottom of the bucketunseating disk 18. As soon as the bucket is raised this disk will beseated by gravity and when the bucket is lifted out of tubing 1 it canbe brought to position over the member 8 and then lowered into saidmember. As the bucket is thus lowered the disk 18 will come against thehead 21 and be unseated so that the water contained within the bucketwill flow downwardly into the member 8 and thence into any receptaclewhich may be located under said member.

What is claimed is 1. The combination with the projecting end of a welltubing, of an attachment therefor including a spout having open ends,said spout being adapted to rest on one end of the tubing to close thesame, a disk mov ably connected to the spout and closing the upper endof the spout when positioned on the tubing, and means for holding thespout in an inverted position at one side of the tubing, said disk beingmovable by gravity to open position when the spout is inverted.

2. The combination with the projecting end of a well tubing, of a yokeoutstanding therefrom, a spout open at its ends and pivotally connectedto the tubing, said spout being adapted to rest in an inverted positionagainst the yoke and in an upright position upon the end of the welltubing, and a disk pivotally connected to the spout for closing theupper end thereof when in position on the tubing and for opening thespout when the same is inverted.

3. The combination with the projecting end of a well tubing, of a yokeoutstanding therefrom, a spout open at its ends and pivotally connectedto the tubing, said spout being adapted to rest in an inverted positionagainst the yoke and in an upright position upon the end of the welltubing, a disk pivotally connected to the spout for closing the upperend thereof when in position on the tubing and for opening the spoutwhen the same is inverted, a cross member within the spout and a valvelifting element upon said member.

4. The combination with the projecting end of a well tubing, of a spouthaving open ends and adapted to be supported in an inverted bucketreceiving position at one side of the tubing or in an upright positionupon the end of the tubing, a disk for closing the upper end of thespout when in upright position on the tubing, means for automaticallymoving the disk by gravity to open position when the spout is inverted,and means within the spout for lifting the bottom valve of a bucket wheninserted into the inverted spout.

5. The combination with the projecting end of a Well tubing, of a spouthaving open ends and adapted to be supported in an inverted bucketreceiving position at one side of the tubing or in an upright positionupon the end of the tubing, a disk for closing the upper end of thespout when in an upright position on the tubing, means for automaticallymoving the disk by gravity to open position when the spout is inverted,means within the spout for lifting the bottom valve of a bucket wheninserted into the inverted spout, and means connected to the well tubingfor holding the spout in an inverted bucket receiving position.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

ELMER L. BAKER.

Witnesses:

J. 0. RICE, T. D. Frrn.

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